Lawn swing



' July 14,1925. L,546.085

' A. KISH LAWN SWING Filed Dec. 13, 1923 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 6 Norm Patented July 14, 1925.

ALEXANDER KIsH. oruoa'rn ADAMS, nassacnusnrrs.

LAWN SWING.

I Application filed December 13, 1.923. Serial No. 880,520.

To all whom/it may concern:

Be it known that I, AL XANDER KrsH, a

'citizen of Rumania, residing at North Adams, in the county of Berkshire and State of Massachusetts, have invented a new and useful Lawn Swing, of whichthe following is a specification.

The object efmy invention is to provide a lawn swing of novel construction, the base and seatof which maintain a horizontal position throughout its swinging movement;

to provide a swing havingnovel means forlowering the backs of the swing seats whereby they may be used for reclining; to provide a table in such a swing; to provide canopies for the swing including novel means for extending same; and to provide the novel combination and arrangement of parts disclosed in the following specification and the accompanying drawings, in which- Figure 1 is a side elevation of my invention with portions of members 3 broken away;

Fig. 2 is a vertical transverse section through the center of the swing;

Fig. 3 is a longitudinal section on line 3-3of Fig. 2;

Fig. 4 is a detail horizontal section on line H of Fig. 2; and

Fig. 5 is a diagrammatic view of the seat back and means for lowering same, the dotted line showing the relation of the parts while the seat is in the process of being lowered.

Like numerals designate like parts in each of the several views.

Referring to the accompanying drawings, I provide a conventional outside frame 1 having cross rods 2 from which are pivotally suspended the swing arms 3 by means of metal straps 4. On the lower end of arms 3 are metal straps 6 which pivotally engage the cross bars 7 of the bottom frame 5. Afiixed to the central portion of frame 5 on opposite sides thereof, are vertical stand- 'ards 8 connected by a table 9 and by a tiltable or swingable foot rest 10, mounted on pivots 11. I provide a foot rest 12 which is independent of bottom frame 5, said footrest 12 being suspended by hook bars 13 by hook ends 14 which hook over the cross bars 15 attached to arms 3, as shown in Fig. 3.

I provide upright side members 16 affixed to bottom frame 5 and carrying the curved seats 17 to which the seat backs 18 are adjustably attached on pivot rods 19. I further provide arms 20 pivotally attached to seat backs 18, as shown in Figs. 1 and 2. I provide links 22 attached by pivot 23 to arms 20 and by pivots 24 to side members 16 to permit of lowering of the seat backs. I provide, suitable spring controlled canopy rollers or curtains 26 on the upper end of standards 8, the canopy 26 being attached to the upper ends 2'? of seat backs 18, as shown in Fig. 3. I provide a suitable metal canopy as shown in Figs 2 and 3, extending over rollers and serving to protect the canopies from theweather.

In operating this swing the bottom frame 5, seats 17, and foot rest 12, all being pivotally or swingably supported. maintain a horizontal position throughout the swing- Side meming movement of swing arms 3. bers 16 are affixed to bottom frame 5 but are pivotally connected by link 22 to the arms 20. which in turn are pivotally connected to seat backs 18 and disconnected from standards 8, permltting of a movemen u which maintains the seat in a horizontal position.

In order that the swing may be used for reclining, the seat backs 18 may be lowered to a nearly horizontal position by moving members 20 and 22 ,upward and rearward in the manner illustrated by the dotted lines and arrows designated 29 and 30 in the diagrammatic view, Fig. 5.

When the seat backs 18 are shifted to a lowered or horizontal position they hold down the canopy 26, which is mounted on chairs 17 the spring controlled roller 25 in a manner similar to that of the conventional. window shade, thereby providing complete protection for the occupants of the swing at a l times. The metal canopy 28 protects the spring rollers from rain and thus from rusting. Table 9 maintains a horizontal position as it is mounted on standards 8 which are alfixed to bottom frame 5, which latter frame is always horizontal, owing to its pivot-al connection with the bottom ends of the otal connection to swing arms 3, by straps 6 and cross rod 7.

What I claim is:

1. In a lawn swing, the combination of a supporting frame having cross rods, arms swingably suspended from the cross rods,

a bottom frame pivotally suspended from the lower ends of the swing arms, a swing propulsion foot rest swivelly suspended from the swing arms and independent of the bottom frame, upright side members EI'lIlXGd to the bottom frame, seats afiixed to the side members, Vertical standards affixed to the bottom frame midway between the seats, and a table affixed to the said standards, whereby the seats and table will maintain a horizontal position throughout the swinging movement of the swing.

2. In combination with the apparatus described in claim 1, seat backs pivotally attached to the seats, arms pivoted to the seat backs, and links pivotally connecting the said arms with the side members, saidlinks being of such length as to permit of lowering the seat backs to an approximately horizontal position to permit of reclining in the swing.

3. In combination with the apparatus described in claim 1, seat backs pivotally attached to the seats, flexible waterproof canopies attached to the seat backs, spring controlled rollers on which said canopies are mounted, said rollers being supported from the vertical standards.

4. In combination with the apparatus described in claim 1, seat backs pivotally attached to the seats, flexible waterproof can opies attached to the seat backs, spring controlled rollers on which said canopies are bottom frame having cross rods pivotally' supported by the metal straps on the lower ends of the swing arms, a swing propulsion foot rest, a wire frame supporting said foot rest, said wire frame having hook ends, cross rods extending between the swing arms on which said hook ends are swivelly hung, upright seat supporting side members attached tothe bottom frame, seats affixed to.

the said side members, I backs pivotally mounted on the seats to permit of lowering same, arms pivoted to the backs at one end and freeat the other end, links pivotally connecting the said arms with the rigid side members which carry the seats whereby the said arms may be swung to either a position in which the seat back is lowered or to a position in which it is maintained in a slightly inclined position.

6. In combination with the apparatus described in claim 5, the combination of flexible canopies attached to the seat back, means permitting ofunrolling the said canopies when the seat backs are lowered, and a metal canopy over the rolled up portion of the flexible canopies.

ALEXANDER 'KisH 

